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Disneyland -- located in sunny Anaheim, California -- promotes itself as the "happiest place on earth." This family fun destination has many restrictions in place in the interest of keeping guests safe and maximizing its profits. Before you head off to visit Mickey Mouse and friends, consult the park's website for a full list of items that you are restricted from bringing into the park's gates.

Food & Drink

Guests may bring outside food and drink into the park if they have a medical condition that requires it; parents may also bring in bottles and food for their babies. For everyone else, food and beverages -- including water -- must be consumed outside the premises in the designated picnic area, which means you'll need to bring along money to stay full and hydrated during your trip to Disneyland. The park has many restaurants and snack carts around for your convenience.

Tobacco

While guests cannot smoke everywhere inside Disneyland or Disney's California Adventure, special smoking areas are scattered around the parks in which patrons ages 18 and up can smoke their cigarettes. Areas where smoking is allowed include spots near New Orleans Square, Big Thunder Railroad, the main entry plaza and the Autopia attraction. You can also smoke outside in Downtown Disney. Cigars and pipes are also permitted, but you should refrain from bringing marijuana or other illegal substances.

Service Dogs

While regular dogs are not allowed inside the park, guests with special conditions -- such as blindness or a hearing impairment -- are allowed to bring their service dogs along with them inside Disneyland. Some rides even allow dogs, while others don't. The park offers a kennel at the front of the park in which you can board, for a small fee, both regular and service dogs. Service dogs must be in their service-dog vests.

Miscellaneous

Guests may bring in bags and backpacks, as well as small coolers, but all of these items will be inspected as you enter the park; a restriction is enforced against rolling luggage or any bags you cannot carry in-hand. Children under the age of 9 can wear costumes. Visitors to the park can bring along their cameras and small fold-up tripods, but you should be aware that Disneyland does not permit the use of professional cameras without the prior consent of the park.

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Ginger Yapp has been writing professionally since 2006, specializing in travel and film topics. Her work has appeared in such publications as "USA Today" and online at Hotels.com. Yapp also has experience writing and editing for a small California newspaper. She earned her B.A. in film and media studies and has worked as an ESL teacher at an international school.

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